Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Council planning record
321 Romford Road Forest Gate London E7 9HA
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321 Romford Road Forest Gate London E7 9HA
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View council mapChange of use of ground floor commercial unit from shops (use Class E) to a motor vehicle repair shop (Use Class B2) (retrospective) and the erection of a single-storey upward extension with front and rear dormer roof extensions to the existing three-storey property; part three-storey rear extension from first floor level; and conversion of upper floors to provide 4no. one-bedroom flats (Use Class C3). Installation of a balustrade above the existing single-storey rear extension to create amenity space, together with provision of cycle and refuse storage and associated external alterations. (prospective) (Application site is located within Forest Gate Town Centre Conservation Area). (AMENDED DESCRIPTION)
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
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| DECISION NOTICEDecision · PDF | 17 Aug 2026 | View |
| DELEGATED REPORTDecision · PDF | 17 Aug 2026 | View |
| SITE PLANSRevised Drawing · PDF | 8 Jul 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR PLANSRevised Drawing · PDF | 8 Jul 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED SECOND AND THIRD FLOOR PLANSRevised Drawing · PDF | 8 Jul 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED FOURTH AND ROOF PLANSRevised Drawing · PDF | 8 Jul 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED FRONT AND REAR ELEVATIONSRevised Drawing · PDF | 8 Jul 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED SIDE ELEVATION (WEST)Revised Drawing · PDF | 8 Jul 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED SIDE ELEVATION (EAST)Revised Drawing · PDF | 8 Jul 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED SECTION A-A, B-BRevised Drawing · PDF | 8 Jul 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED SECTION C-CRevised Drawing · PDF | 8 Jul 2026 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 22 Jun 2026 | View |
| SITE LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 22 Jun 2026 | View |
| 44597_02_REV 01-EXISTING GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR PLANSDrawing · PDF | 22 Jun 2026 | View |
| 44597_03_REV 01-EXISTING SECOND FLOOR AND ROOF PLANDrawing · PDF | 22 Jun 2026 | View |
| 44597_04_REV 01-EXISTING FRONT AND REAR ELEVATONDrawing · PDF | 22 Jun 2026 | View |
| 44597_05_REV 01-EXISTING SIDE ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 22 Jun 2026 | View |
| 44597_12-EXISTING SECTIONSDrawing · PDF | 22 Jun 2026 | View |
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Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications. Compare status labels and find the documents explaining each outcome.
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.